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Savanna

Lymphoma Survivor

Mount Sinai, NY

Hi! My name is Savanna, I am 20 years old, and I am a 2x Hodgkin Lymphoma survivor. I was originally diagnosed as Stage IV unfavorable in November 2017 during my freshman year at college, after being sick for a nearly a year and a half. I had every symptom in the book, and even after seeing every doctor imaginable, I had to be my own advocate and took myself to walk-in clinics and to the ER until I had a diagnosis. Upon leaving school to receive treatment, I underwent 5 cycles of BEACOPP ch....

Elijah

ALL Survivor

Escondido, CA

Diagnosed with ALL in 5th grade, my hopes for a normal and healthy childhood were quickly shattered. The impact on my family began as devastation but has since metamorphosed into restoration, healing, and a closeness beyond this world (bonus, my brother and I have never fought since the day I received the news of my disease). Undergoing chemotherapy, a collapsed lung from the insertion of a medi-port, countless blood transfusions, developing shingles, and anemia throughout, those days non....

Rachel

Lymphoma Survivor

Point Pleasant, NJ

Rachel was diagnosed with stage 4B Hodgkin lymphoma in February 2015. She was 26 years old. The moment when her oncologist first spoke the words “you have cancer” were surreal to her. She looked to her parents who exchanged the same look of disbelief and shock, then quickly looked away before fear and sadness settled across their faces. Her mind started to race, “How am I stage 4? I don’t feel that sick. This has to be a mistake, where did this even come from? What happens now?”

Blaine Davis

Leukemia Survivor

Nashville, TN

Everything happens for a reason, even cancer. I am thrilled to say I just walked out of the hospital doors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center after receiving the news that I have achieved a complete and total REMISSION. Leukemia pushed me to death’s door more than once, and it taught me more than I could ever dream of knowing about myself and life in general.

Laniya

Lymphoma Survivor

McKeesport, PA

I was truly blessed to be introduced to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by workers from Duquesne Light Company as well as my daughter, Ebony Jennings who works as a customer service representative for Duquesne Light Company in Pittsburgh PA. First, I must boast about my granddaughter, Laniya S. White, because she’s a TRUE fighter and never allowed lymphoma to define her.

Jason T.

Caregiver

Miami, FL

My name is Jason T. Quimby and I am the proud past care-giver of my wife and ALL Survivor Susana Moro. In November 2016, my wife, was diagnosed ALLeukemia ph+ and admitted to the Miami Cancer Institute South Miami Campus to start her pediatric chemo protocol. Needless to say that for a forty-something mother of three teenage girls this was a huge personal and family challenge to overcome. Under the care of Dr. Citron & Dr. Fein along with a great group of nurses, Susana was able to achie....

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